Electrically-indicating weather-vane.



F. E.. WASHBURNE LG. E. KIMMERL.

' ELECTBICALLY INDICATING WEATHER VARIE.

APPLICATION man r.mr.13. 1915.

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MERLE', a citizen of the United States, and a that the weather vane, as herein described, 60 resident of Brooklyn, county of Queens, and ,may be secured to a roof or analogous struc- State of New York, have made and invented ture, in any desired and convenient manner. certain new and .useful improvements in A rod 13 is secured to the upper extremity lo' Electrically-indicating ltleatlier-Vanes, of 0f the post 10 by the commutator 14, which which the following is a specification. acts as a coupling in this regard. The lower 65 lates to weather vanes, extremity of the rod and up er extremity This invention re and more particularly to one which is adaptof the post are threaded within suitable ed to electrically indicate at a distance, the openings formed in the commutator, allowl5 enact position of the wind. ing the post and rod to be easily taken apart lit is the object of our invention to rovide and COnVcniently transported. rl`he rod 13 70 an apparatus of this class which is cip simple 1s formed with the upper pointed extremity design and arrangement, and therefore of l5 Wblh acts as a pivot bearing for the wherein `the movwind vane 16, the latter being of the usual economical manufacture, 2o 5mg parte are housed and preeeeted in a smtand conventional type, and includes a tube able casing, and, furthermore, the construe- 17 upon which the arrow 18 is iXedly se- 75 tion is such that an electric commutator and Cured- The ai'row 18 includes the horizonits contact arm, are formed as a part of the tally extending shaft 19 to which is secured Weather vene itself, the head 20 and the tail 2l, the latter being s provided that the formed of two rearwardly and outwardly mounted m diverging plates, providing for the accurate 80 position, is held in proper position without operation of the wind vane. The tube 17 ts in any wise interfering with its free rotation dOWii over and rotatably engages, the red 13 'er eselleeien, and is provided with the cap 22, the lower S0 A further object is to provide an eleetrisurface 23 of which, bears down` upon the cally indicating weather vane wherein the POIlted @Xtrcmity 0f the rod and edects 85 various parte may be Shipped, While in a disa substantially frictionless bearing thereassembled condition, and accordingly occu- With.' The ca p 22 is preferably of some orpying but little Space, and which parte may namental design agreeing with the general be reedily assembled and erected by one of artistic appearance of the weather vane.

ordinaryy skill, and with but little labor. The lower extremity of the wind vane 9o @ther objects and advantages will appear tube 17 extends down into close proximity as the description proceeds, wherein it is to With the top 0f the Commutator 14 and is be understood that changes in the precise Provided With the flange 24, to which an embodiment, 0f the invention can be made GBCTCd/i COIIHJC afm 25 1S SGCUIGd. The l within the scope of what is claimed, without flange thus acts as a supporting carriage for departing from the spirit of the invention. the Contact arm 25 and, in addition, forms The preferred embodiment of o ur invena stop or abutment which is adapted to contion is disclosed in the accompanying drawtact with a bracket 26 carried by the post '10 45 ings, wherein The drawing is a view of and prevent the upward displacement of the the weather vane as itl appears upon a cuwind vane. rlhe bracket 26, whose lower ola or analogous supporting structure, extremity 27 is rigidly secured to the post parts thereof being illustrated in perspec- 10, includes the inwardly projecting claw tive, and other parts being broken away so 28 which projects above the flange 24, but 50 as to clearly disclose 'the various features of stops short of the tube 17, so that it will not construction involved.. in any way interfere with the free rotation Referring to the drawing, the weather thereof. However, should forces be brought vane is formed with a tubular post 10 which to bear upon the wind vane tendin to raise i acts as the main support, and has, for the the same above its support, the ange 2t weather vane, although loosely will contact with the claw 28 and be prevented from further upward displacement thereby. During the process of erection of the weather vane, the bracket 26 is bent outward, allowing ythe flange 24 to pass therebeneath, which, having once passed therebelow, is'held in proper position thereby.

A casing 29 houses and protects the-commutator 14 and adjacent parts, and in order to render the commutator easily accessible, the casing is formed of the upper section 30, which includes a collar 31s1idably engagingthe vane-tube 17 and held in adjusted positions thereon by the set screws 32, and the lower section 33 of similar design and including the collar 34 and set screw 35. The lower section of the casing fits within the upper one, so as to provide and form a water-tight juncture therewith, the several parts being so arranged, however, thatthey do not interfere with the free rotation of' the wind vane. The sections of the casing are preferably hemispherical, so that, collectively considered, they form a ball, such as ordinarily used for ornamentation in connection with weather vanes..

Having thus fully describedA our invention, what we claim is 1. A weather vane comprising an upright support, an electric commutator intermediate the ends thereof, a wind vane including an open-ended tube rotatably mounted upon said upright support, a flange carried at the lower end of said tube, positioned adjacent the top of said electric commutator, an electric contact'arm carried by said flange and coperating with said electric commutator, and a bracket rigidly secured to said upright support with an inwardly extending claw at the upper extremity thereof, said inwardly extending claw projecting above said commutator and engaging the upper surface of said flange and-holding the same against shifting.

2. A weather vane adapted to transmit signals as to its position, comprising an up- .r1ght post, an electric commutator-at the upper extremity thereof a rod secured to, and projecting above, said commutator, a wind vane provided with a ysupporting tube, said supporting tube fitting down over said rod, the lower extremity of said wind vane tube Y extending adjacent ythe top of said commutator and provided with a flange, a contact arm carried vby said flange and engaging said commutator and a supporting bracket rigidly secured to said post, extending to the side of said commutator and contact arm, a claw at the upperzextremity of said supporting bracket projecting above and engaging said flange.

v3. A weather Vane adapted, to transmit l signals as to its position, comprising an upright post, an electric commutator at the uppei-,extremity thereof, a rod secured to, and projecting above, said commutator, a. wind vane provided with a supporting tube, said supporting tube fitting down over said rod, the lower extremity of said wind vane tube extending adjacent the top of said commu-A tator and provided with a flange, a Vcontact' arm carried by said flange and engaging said commutator and a supporting bracketv rigidly secured to said post, extending to the side of said commutator and contact arm, a claw at the upper extremity of said supporting bracket projecting above and engaging said flange, and a sectional spherical-shaped casing housing the said commutator, contact arm, flange and supporting-bracket therein,

the upper section of said casing secured to a 

